Brooklyn Vegan — This year proceeds go to Feel the Music, The Trevor Project, The ACLU and Planned Parenthood. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also: watch a new video made by Alamo Drafthouse set to "Filaments" by Shearwater. Continue reading… more info

Nialler9 — You know the story of Fatima Yahama’s ‘What’s A Girl To Do’ by now, but last November, the Dutch producer released a very good album in Imaginary Lines which had up-to-date dancefloor jams like ‘Love Invaders’, ‘Sooty Shearwater, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Quin Galavis, who has been in Nazi Gold and The Dead Space, will release a new solo double album, My Life In Steel And Concrete, on August 4 via Super Secret Records. He recorded the album with Thor Harris of Swans and Shearwater (who Quin played wit... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — With their rather under-appreciated new album Jet Plane and Oxbow released via Sub Pop earlier this year, Shearwater returned to New York for a sold out performance at Brooklyn venue The Bell House. The performance included some of their covers from ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Vol. 1 Brooklyn listed the year's best nonfiction so far. Shearwater covered Bauhaus's "Kick in the Eye." Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you can help. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Cat's... more info

Stereogum — Shearwater dropped an excellent offering of lavish, dignified art-rock with Jet Plane And Oxbow at the top of the year. Since dropping the album and finishing up the tour in support of it in March, they’ve been relatively quiet. Which frankly is co... more info

Music For Ants — I haven’t been blogging very much this year due to a ton of life stuff (moving to Austin, starting a new job, being the dad of a 2 year old), but I haven’t stopped seeking out good music and 2016 has provided plenty of it so, as usual, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Okkervil River have announced that they'll follow 2013's The Silver Gymnasium with a new album, Away, on September 9 via ATO. Main member Will Sheff recorded the album with an almost entirely different lineup, "most of them coming from the ... more info

NME — Covers included 'African Night Flight' and 'Boys Keep Swinging' more info